Showsight - July 2017

MOST HOUNDS SHARE THE COMMON ANCESTRAL TRAIT OF BEING USED FOR HUNTING. SOME USE ACUTE SCENTING POWERS TO FOLLOW A TRAIL. OTHERS DEMONSTRATE A PHENOMENAL GIFT OF STAMINA AS THEY RELENTLESSLY RUN DOWN QUARRY. BEYOND THIS, HOWEVER, GENERALIZATIONS ABOUT HOUNDS ARE HARD TO COME BY, SINCE THE GROUP ENCOMPASSES QUITE A DIVERSE LOT. ( from akc . org ) THE HOUND GROUP AFGHAN HOUND • AMERICAN ENGL I SH COONHOUND AMERICAN FOXHOUND • BASENJ I • BASSET HOUND • BEAGLE BLACK AND TAN COONHOUND • BLOODHOUND BLUET ICK COONHOUND • BORZOI • CIRNECO DELL’ETNA DACHSHUND • ENGL I SH FOXHOUND • GREYHOUND • HARR IER IBIZAN HOUND • IRI SH WOLFHOUND • NORWEGIAN ELKHOUND OT TERHOUND • PET I T BASSET GR I FFON VENDEEN PHARAOH HOUND • PLOT T • PORTEGUESE PODENGO PEQUENO REDBONE COONHOUND • RHODES IAN R IDGEBACK

SALUKI • SCOT T I SH DEERHOUND • SLOUGHI TREE ING WALKER COONHOUND • WHIPPET

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